Harris County Commissioners Court has appointed longtime labor leader Clyde Fitzgerald to serve as a member of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority.Fitzgerald's appointment fills the seat of former Port Commissioner Jim Fonteno…
Imtra, a manufacturer and importer of marine products, announced today the hire of Jeff Vancura to be the company’s next Chief Financial Officer (CFO). A finance veteran with 20 years of executive experience, Mr. Vancura has held similar roles for Double E Company…
Rotterdam-based law firm AKD says that creditors of ailing shipping groups such as STX Pan Ocean of South Korea, and TMT of Taiwan, could seek to take advantage of prevailing bankruptcy laws to enforce vessel arrests and other attachments in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region…
Port Also Spotlights 12 Ship Carriers for Voluntary Participation in New ESI Clean Ship ProgramThe Port of Los Angeles honored 26 shipping and cruise lines for their participation in the Port’s Vessel Speed Reduction Program (VSRP), an initiative…
Stork Technical Services, a global provider of asset integrity management services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, celebrated a year of outstanding safety performance at its first global REACH Annual Safety Awards (Thursday…
BMT Scientific Marine Services announced an expansion of its operations team with the appointment of Phil Hart as the new Vice President of Operations and Jeffrey Lewis as Vice President - Client Support Operations.Phil has over 17 years of experience in the offshore industry…
DNV has launched a significant revision to the rules for wind farm service vessels (WFSV) to improve the safety of these specialized vessels which are undertaking multiple roles further and further offshore. The announcement was made at the…
Moore Stephens Isle of Man, providers of multi-sector accountancy, consultancy and wealth management services is pleased to announce the appointment of Barbara Jolly as a client service manager in Moore Stephens Trust Company. Her focus will…
GAC said it will play tribute to the unsung heroes of the global shipping community as part of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Day of the Seafarer. The global shipping, logistics and marine services provider is joining shipping and supply chain companies…
BigLift Shipping celebrated the name-giving of its new Heavy Lift Vessel Happy Sky. The ceremony has taken place at Huisman China’s new quay side in Zhangzhou, China, which was officially opened at the same time.The name-giving ceremony of the Happy Sky was performed by Ms…
June 25th marks the third international Day of the Seafarer, an official United Nations observance day.This year, IMO is celebrating the occasion with a social media campaign calling on all supply chain partners, including those beyond the maritime sector…
XL Group added marine underwriting expertise with the addition of John E. Ellis as Regional Vice President in its North America Marine business in New York. In his new role at XL Group, John will be responsible for managing and building XL Group’s Marine Cargo…
A new approach to tackling the need to attract thousands of new recruits into the oil and gas industry has been unveiled by sector skills body OPITO.OPITO said it is responding to the need for a less fragmented approach to the skills issue with a £1…
Global stakeholders in the unconventional arena will meet to identify and overcome the barriers to all types of unconventional gas developments at the third Unconventional Gas Aberdeen conference and exhibition March 25-26, 2014.Dan Byles…
Superior Energy Services’ (Superior) President and CEO, David D. Dunlap, was honored as the 2013 Transformational CEO at the recent Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Gala for the Gulf Coast Area.Dunlap joined Superior in 2010…
